Henschel Hs 126

what is it?

The Henschel Hs 126 was a twin-seat parasol wing reconnaissance and observation aircraft designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Henschel. The Hs 126 was derived from the Henschel Hs 122. The pilot was seated in a protected cockpit under the parasol wing and the gunner in an open rear cockpit.

🔎How to recognise it: high wing · fixed tailwheel (taildragger)

base stats

• built 510made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 90 years ago, in 1936.

spec sheet

first flight

1936-12-13

introduced

1938

retired

1945

status

retired

number built

510

role

reconnaissance

origin

German Reich

makers

Henschel & Sohn

engines

—

top speed

—

range

—

wings

high wing

landing gear

fixed conventional landing gear

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.